NBC has canceled the series "Brilliant Minds" and "Stumble!" ahead of the new season

04 May 2026
Eristea
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The channel has begun putting together its schedule for 2026–2027 and has made its first decisions regarding projects. A medical drama and a comedy about cheerleading have been axed.
NBC has canceled the series "Brilliant Minds" and "Stumble!" ahead of the new season
A still from the TV series "Brilliant Minds." Source: NBC

NBC has canceled the series *Brilliant Minds*, starring Zachary Quinto, after its second season, and has also canceled the comedy *Stumble*, starring Jenn Lyon. Neither show will return for the new television season.

"Brilliant Minds" posted the lowest ratings among the network's dramas and lost a significant portion of its audience compared to last year. The series was even pulled from the schedule in February to make room for extended episodes of "The Voice," and the remaining episodes will air after the official cancellation. "Stumble" despite positive reviews from critics and viewers, failed to attract a broad audience—the show was moved around in the schedule several times, but it didn’t help.

Meanwhile, NBC has not yet made a decision regarding “Law & Order” and “Hunters” —both projects remain under consideration. “Hunters” has a chance of continuing thanks to its successful launch on Netflix, and the cancellation of “Law & Order” seems unlikely, though a final decision has not yet been announced.

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stellary
stellary
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04 May 09:41 #
I was just about to start watching Stumble, but they already closed it. The sadness
Acritas
Acritas
04 May 19:08 #
@stellary: look, a little good mood won't hurt anyone)
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 09:52 #
It's a pity that they closed it, but I'll probably drag the brilliant minds out of here anyway, I love medical dramas.
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 09:54 #
@wsmiller26: It didn't even take a couple of minutes, I read the description, looked at the number and length of episodes, and "stumble" also took it away. It's a pity, of course, to learn about the series because of the news about their closure
Dori_Grey
Dori_Grey
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04 May 12:00 #
@wsmiller26: On the contrary, I adore such news, because I only watch closed series.
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 12:10 #
@Dori_Grey: Damn, I love watching online ahahaha, and at the same time I hate it when TV shows go on a big break, because after their break I'm not sure if I'll come back to them.
Cheryl
Cheryl
04 May 13:25 #
@wsmiller26:

Watch onogongs this:

+ participate in the discussion of the series with all the viewers, build theories, as if you are part of something

- You don't even remember the previous season, but you don't have time to review it.

Watch after completion:

- there is no mass participation in something, all the theories were built without you, the smartest could have spoiled the finale of the entire series in the first episode

+ but you remember everything. In general, it's much more interesting to watch all the episodes at once than one per week.

That's how we live.
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 13:37 #
@Cheryl: I'm mostly choosing a discussion for myself for now)) well, of course it depends on how interested I am in the project, so I can just start watching without looking because it's VERY hooked, but yes, it's the most difficult thing to remember
Dori_Grey
Dori_Grey
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04 May 15:24 #
@Cheryl: in general, you're right, although I'm not afraid of spoilers, I'm also very good at building theories myself, but it won't work to discuss these theories in the comments, everyone has already discussed everything, it remains to agree.
Cheryl
Cheryl
04 May 15:27 #
@Dori_Grey:
Sometimes I still try to "get used to" some old comments, well, it's just hard to get past the outrage and not take part in it. 🤣
Dori_Grey
Dori_Grey
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04 May 15:32 #
@Cheryl: I couldn't agree more)
id20873592
id20873592
04 May 10:34 #
It's a pity that the series Brilliant Minds was closed, I'm interested in it. And the rating most likely dropped due to the fact that the second season was delayed for too long, well, there were very long breaks between episodes. Season 2 began airing in November 2025, and will end in July this year.
vbkb
vbkb
04 May 14:24 #
@id20873592: I'm sorry too. They were going to close it after the first season. I didn't even hope for an extension.
belka31
belka31
05 May 11:28 #
@id20873592: the text explains why it was delayed. The rating dropped - it was taken off the air. Here I must also say thank you that, in principle, the footage will be shown.
Evangaleon
Evangaleon
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04 May 11:06 #
I don't know, personally, I don't particularly feel sorry for "Brilliant Minds." It's still a long way from Pitt Hospital, and in general, compared to other medical series I've watched, I wasn't very impressed. Especially after the 7th episode of the first season, everything became clear and I continued to watch more in the background. But this is my subjective opinion, I don't impose it on anyone.
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 11:08 #
@Evangaleon: yes, it seems to me that now almost all medical series are very far from "Pitt", Can you recommend something from the medical? The most basic type of anatomy of passion, Dr. House, the good doctor, and the Chicago medics I watched
Evangaleon
Evangaleon
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04 May 11:24 #
@wsmiller26: from what I remembered and liked Body Parts, New Amsterdam, Resident, Private Practice, Patients, Barely breathing
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 11:30 #
@Evangaleon: I watched private practice) Amsterdam and the resident are in waiting for an hour, I'll add the rest to myself, thank you!
Evangaleon
Evangaleon
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04 May 11:33 #
@wsmiller26: Amsterdam
still has a spin-off expected (https://myshows.me/view/88958 /), but no release dates yet
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 11:35 #
@Evangaleon: so we need to get to Amsterdam first, before the spin-off is released) by the way, I also really liked the series Traumatology: Heroes on Call from Korean medical dramas, I advise you to take a look if you haven't watched it)
@wsmiller26: They wrote below about the Berlin emergency room, it's a bit heavy, of course, but I think it's the coolest of the medical innovations (along with Pitt).
Acritas
Acritas
04 May 19:10 #
@wsmiller26: Ooooh, you have such a thrill ahead of you!! Great TV shows, I just got to them last year, watched them with gusto.🔥
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 20:07 #
@GoldenAlisia25: yes, I have it in my plans too)) I'm waiting for the moment when I'll get to my plans at all hahaha
@Evangaleon: I love such opinions, rowing projects that have nothing in common except the words "medical drama".
It's like comparing some kind of "Scream" and "Spell"

"Brilliant Minds" is the only TV series in which various types of brain-related diseases are shown in such abundance.

Oh, this universal Pitt mania🥲
Evangaleon
Evangaleon
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04 May 13:08 #
@Liyuuuuunder: You have a different opinion, and that's okay. Why don't I express my opinion, even if someone doesn't like it? Didn 't seem to offend anyone )

What's wrong with the so-called Pitt mania? 😇
@Evangaleon: objectively, Pitt is neither the best nor the worst in his genre (generally honey.dramas are all about the same, especially if you love this genre, saving lives can't help but touch and excite)

But the massive, sorry for the word "hysteria" unfairly overshadows other projects.
Evangaleon
Evangaleon
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04 May 13:24 #
@Liyuuuuunder: What is objectivity? Or is it still your personal opinion and attitude to the series?

Can I clarify which series/genres, in your opinion, are worthy of "hysteria"?

I'm sorry if my opinion about the series "Pitt Hospital" offended you.
@Evangaleon: The objectivity is that there is nothing new in the series that has not been shown to us yet, except for the format- one shift per season. Burnout of doctors, staff shortages, difficult patients, stupid patients, drug addiction, psychological trauma, etc., etc., all this is the basis of the genre, all this is in any other series about hospitals and creates a medical vibe plus or minus the same.

Yes, any well-made project is worthy of a restrained "hysteria" to some extent, just after Pitt's release, as if all the series had been erased, even "Ambulance" seemed to have gone out, which makes me sad and a little unfair.

It's okay, you've spoken, I've spoken too. No one has thrown 💩 to anyone
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 14:02 #
@Liyuuuuunder: so what kind of medical projects are there that are really good? Ambulance, I understand it's about a Russian TV series? It's just that the Doc, Pulse and Dr. Odyssey series were released at the same time with Pitt, which are much weaker for me personally, and no, there's no such thing that I watch and compare them with Pitt, it just turns out that I'm corny bored watching, where the challenges/injuries themselves are uninteresting or, for example, the crowd is too annoying. Well, there are reasons. Unfortunately, I can say the same about the last seasons of Anatomy and Chicago Medics, even though I still love them.

Well, there are so many really bad TV shows right now, but I wouldn't say that (well, personally) I'm looking for something fundamentally new, I don't see anything at all that the series just put together everything that works well and competently combined in one project. (at least that's how I see pitt, and that's why it works for me)

If anything, I'm not aggressive) just FOR a good discussion.
Cheryl
Cheryl
04 May 14:15 #
@wsmiller26:
Ambulance is a TV series from the nineties, where the main actor from Pitt Hospital and George Clooney played at the start of their careers.
@wsmiller26: No, I'm talking about the old Ambulance in which Noah played, in general, the series 90,00-10 are very good. The already mentioned House, the first seasons of anatomy, the good doctor and others, let's see what happens to Pitt if he is stretched over 7-8 seasons, whether he will also "work" for the audience. The problem existed and will continue to exist during the shutdown

The intensity is very similar and in some places even more intense, "Berlin Ambulance" is right there, darkness, impotence and helplessness, but many people don't even know about this series, although it ran almost parallel to Pitt. By the way, "Brilliant Minds" is also a very good series (yes, it doesn't look like Pitt at all), but it began to be hounded when it turned out that the gay protagonist was not just "for a modern show," but his personal life had its real weight in the plot and he was not small.

Everyone has their own cocktail in the series, someone gets one thing, someone else, everything is clear. We are all different, our requests are different
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 14:24 #
@Cheryl: I know this Ambulance, just by the wording "even the Ambulance seemed to go out, it makes me sad and a little unfair," I thought it was about something coming out now) and I just recently started watching that ambulance on the sly, but it's a little difficult just because it's old and I can't get used to the quality of the visual yet.
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 14:35 #
@Liyuuuuunder: to be honest, I can't imagine how Pitt can work for a large number of seasons, and I love Pitt just the same for the first season, I liked the second much less (and I had thoughts in the finale of the first season that it would probably get worse). And in general, I completely agree with the take that the old series of the +00s worked better and were better in quality, for me most of them are my favorites, and therefore I was so pleased with the appearance of a new high-quality Pitt, because for the conditional last year, of the FRESH series that I REALLY liked, it was just Pitt and "out of many" (for which many may not support me), and perhaps just "traumatology: heroes on call". So either I've been spoiled with content, or there aren't many new original good projects. (I'm not counting spin-offs here, and offshoots of the same universe like the conditional Derry, the return of daredevil or Dexter, they were surprisingly good in the year 25, but again, unfortunately, not wow for me)
vbkb
vbkb
04 May 14:36 #
@Liyuuuuunder: ,% agree. Pitt is not the best TV show in history, but most people are crazy about him. Even though the characters in it are cynical and infuriating .
@vbkb: Without the cynical and infuriating characters, the series would have become dull, and it is unlikely that it would have gained popularity. It is based on a person's psychological state, and many people are familiar with it, because they are familiar with it firsthand, and I'm not just talking about the hospital right now. 🤔
vbkb
vbkb
05 May 00:21 #
@marlenad_13: I don't like Pitt just for his cynicism, doctors are cynical for their healthy psyche. I don't like that not one character, neither doctors nor patients, evoke sympathy, they don't want to empathize.
@vbkb: I have nothing to say 🤷♂️
krisTV
krisTV
04 May 13:43 #
I haven't finished watching the two seasons that have already been released, it was initially boring, the second season has become even more boring
krisTV
krisTV
04 May 22:18 #
@krisTV: not a season, but an episode, of course)))
Even though the series have been closed, I want to watch them)
I don't feel sorry for brilliant minds at all. It's a very weak series. His ratings especially dropped after the scandal that the books on which the series was filmed were all an invention of Sachs and not true. And all the diagnoses he presented to his patients are fake.

You can also send Killer Hunters to the furnace.
wsmiller26
wsmiller26
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04 May 20:14 #
@Kookaburra: Are killer hunters really that weak? otherwise, I see extremely negative reviews on them, and in general, the fact that I haven't even heard the name already suggests that the series is not on HYPE. It's just that their description is quite interesting.
@wsmiller26: there are different series in terms of level. There are interesting ones, and there are very weak ones. But there are more second ones. The second season is much worse than the first.
Painio
Painio
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04 May 18:03 #
Killer hunters have very little chance of prolongation - about 50 percent. NBC wants to launch 5 new projects, and the series, which ranks 11th in popularity among game shows, is having a hard time finding a place in the schedule.
Hooray, I'll be able to watch the rest of the Brilliant Minds, Otherwise I abandoned it after season 1.
terryleedp
terryleedp
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04 May 20:48 #
Zachary, we are waiting for you in the new season of AI
Hamali666
Hamali666
04 May 21:10 #
About Brilliant Minds, I'm not particularly upset, I dropped it after series 3-4, but it turns out that he already lasted two seasons..
But I'm worried about the Killer Hunters, well, even if they close it, I hope not with an open end.
Dior_88
Dior_88
04 May 22:58 #
You can see from the edge that this is a level of shit, just like the whole channel.
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